Club Of The Waves
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August 25th, 2009
blog no more…
in the choice to simplify my living and a possible change of direction i am not going to blog any more, and its silly any way, good night x
July 15th, 2009
Good waves
Had some fun waves over the last week … A bit of shooting, a bit of surfing and lots of good times with great mates … gotta love it.
Scored a rare rivermouth wave off its nut on the Sunny Coast. 6 foot plus and amazing.
July 3rd, 2009
weird dude in a red suit
out on the juice one night in adelaide, real drunk and this bloke wanted me to take his photo. i could hardly press the shutter release ha ha ha… i love the signage and the dudes collar. 100% weirdo ha ha ha …
July 3rd, 2009
Brendan Capell - crazy good ocean swimmer.
… fittest bloke ever …
an out take from a shoot yesterday…
July 3rd, 2009
Surfing world
this is just a portrait in the new surfing world magazine.
its of rabbit.
i am really happy with it, looks nice in print, :)
June 9th, 2009
THE SHORT STRAW
Here is an essay from s road trip I did earlier in the year, in summer.
http://www.essay.tmphoto.com.au/
It will be in the next Riptide magazine. The 170 issue, the Future issue.
Heaps of cool things to read in that mag its rad and it comes with a full feature DVD. Nice.
May 18th, 2009
Lazy Fuck
Well people … I have been really lazy with this and am about to kick this shit back in action. Quick list of work/happenings since my last blog update in no particular order. Its 4am, I cant sleep and need to do something to get sleepy again, i am going slightly crazy here … This will be random and sloppy … and quite possibly full of shit.
Ok here it goes…
been to South Aust twice.
been to Sydney four times.
been to Morton Island.
designed heaps of stuff for people.
took some photos of lots of things.
won little weeds, heat one.
spoke infront of people about photos i have taken.
sold heaps of shit on ebay.
bought heaps of shit on ebay.
bought a 28mm lens when drunk on ebay - i think i have an ebay problem.
bought a leica M6 + 50mm f2 (its amazing)- i think i have an ebay problem.
broke up with my ex chick.
had some fun times on the piss with mates.
rode pumping kirra with my amazing friend, tate, with no one out. great times.
took photos in an ice bar of a girl in a bikini.
i cant think of much else really…
more ( big ) things are coming and i will blog more soon.
ok, i better go do something else now like read a book or something so i can sleep …
coffee will be a must tomoz… laters
March 10th, 2009
Photo Art Gallery - Save Kirra
Today was a big day to say the least. I had a rather pleasant phone call this morning. Mr Andrew Coppin ( passionate photographer and top bloke ) from Photo Art Gallery called me up to inform me I had won a brand new camera. A Nikon D3 Woooot!!! The wonderful people at Photo Art Gallery welcomed me into their offices ( In Sydney) and presented me with my prize/certificate. I am still over the moon about it!!! Check out their site... it is a fantastic outlet for any form of high end photography to sell as prints and framed works.
Photo Art Gallery
March 6th, 2009
Finalist in 09 MORAN PRIZES
Last month I was selected as a finalist in the MORAN PRIZES. This is a massive thing for me, I am really happy about it! Its a super prestigious portrait comp with both art and photography sections. There are 40 finalists and they will all be on display in the NSW State Library from 10th March onward, including my "Save Kirra" portrait ( seen 3 posts below). I have bugger all chance of taking home the $50,000 prize without some kind of strange miracle happening. Cross your fingers for me peoples!
March 6th, 2009
Month of road trippin…
I have been road trippin around australia for the last month collecting images and documenting a bodyboarding trip of a lifetime. Keep an eye out for images soon… the SHORT STRAW is coming soon.
March 6th, 2009
Been a BIG month : )
Dont know where to start with the old blogging thing … been so long … ummmm… just got some film back from the lab. Over the moon about the shots. Only shot two rolls and got some cool ones of The Clops! Dream session for me to say the least. Woot! No ones havin these special babies!!! ha ha ha ha!
January 26th, 2009
Save Kirra
There was a massive paddle-out at Kirra Beach today. It was all about making a statement to get the almighty old school grinding Kirra back in action. Around 1500 people did the paddle-out. I swam around and took some shots. I bagged one that I love and it has all of the spirit of the day in one frame. So I came home a happy camper. Great Aussie Day too, chillin with good mates and laughs all round. Good times!
January 14th, 2009
Richest bloke in australia… yup, $6 Billions worth…
Today I was asked to shoot the richest bloke in Australia… Clive Palmer. Bit of a news type job but pretty fun. The maddog threw me a thumbs up the first time he saw me, made for a gold shot ha ha, looks like he means it too, which was almost kinda strange… anyway… He flew into the media circus via chopper to officially sign up some huge soccer names onto the Gold Coast united team. He's a funny bloke… heres some snaps…
January 9th, 2009
big bits of film… me be in looooveeee…
I purchase a used Mamiya 7 recently. Its an amazing camera. Shoots 6x7 photos, does it whisper quiet, is a rangefinder and has arguably the best lenses on our planet for medium format cameras in its class. Its friggin amazing. I just got my first couple of test rolls back from the lab and I have fallen in love. The quality is astounding. Like having a 100 mega pixel digi but nicer because its simply film… oh yeah… I cant wait to see what I can do with this thing! Oh god its good!!! Here are 3 shots to check… the scans dont do the slides justice.
December 19th, 2008
MOVEMENT
So happy! Just scored my first cover of Movement Mag. Mitch at Straddie, Issue #27. Summer vibe loop/reverse shot. Must say Mitch Rawlins is amazing to work with. He makes shit happen. Had a couple of other shots in there too… Seq, BB Advert and Single page. Its out now. Buy one! Ha ha!
December 4th, 2008
EXHIBITION!!!
I just had my award winning Kirra Underwater shot printed INTO 2mm metal sheet. NOT onto but INTO. Then had the sheet set into 15mm of perspex to create a tough as hell, industrial strength piece - 1000mm x 700mm. Its a one off piece and is unique. I am showing/selling it at "Sound Waves", a Surf Aid fundraiser in Bondi… 50% of the sales from the night go to an awesome cause. Get down to Sahnia Restaurant & Bar, 106 Campbell Pde, Bondi Beach by 7pm on the 11th Dec. Cheers!
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